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Katy L. Unwin; Georgina Powell; Alice Price; Catherine R. G. Jones – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Multi-sensory environments are widely used with autistic children. However, there are no data on how autistic children choose to spend time in the room and how this relates to their sensory, behavioural and intellectual profiles. We observed the frequency and duration of visits to multi-sensory environment equipment of 41 autistic children during…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Educational Equipment, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Daza Gonzalez, María Teresa; Phillips-Silver, Jessica; Maurno, Nahuel Gioiosa; García, Laura Fernández; Ruiz-Castañeda, Pamela – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of a multisensory program integrating visual, kinesthetic, and vibrotactile information to train phonological and syntactic reading abilities in prelingually deaf children between 6 and 10 years of age. Method: We examined whether the multisensory phonological training in combination with syntactic training…
Descriptors: Multisensory Learning, Phonological Awareness, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension
National Center on Deaf-Blindness, 2021
Children and youth are available to learn when they are ready to engage with people, absorb information, and pay attention to what is occurring around them. They are alert, attentive, and interested but not overstimulated. Optimizing availability for learning involves a systematic analysis and understanding of the internal and external factors…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Learning Motivation, Children, Students with Disabilities
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Andic, Branko; Šorgo, Andrej; Cvjeticanin, Stanko; Maricic, Mirjana; Steševic, Danijela – Exceptionality, 2022
General education of visually impaired individuals is a significant challenge for educators, policymakers, and researchers. This study investigates the specificity with which people with blindness or ultra-low vision (acronym PU is used for the purpose of this paper) perceive the characteristics of reproductive plant parts (spore-bearing parts of…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Students with Disabilities, Plants (Botany)
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Yesilkaya, Eda; Best, Paul; Byrne, Bronagh; Marshall, Gerry – Child Care in Practice, 2021
A body of research indicates the importance of interventions for promoting the development and progress of children with visual impairments. However, the research available on suitable interventions for this population is relatively sparse. The purpose of this review is to identify, collate and appraise the available research evidence on…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Barriers, Intervention, Blindness